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  • Kueishan

    ‘Yangshan asked Kueishan, “If a million objects come to you, what do you do?” Kueishan answered,…

  • Lauren Oyler

    ‘As with anything that matters, the language we use to describe “mental illness” is all wrong.…

  • Pat Schneider

    It is a kind of love, is it not?How the cup holds the tea,How the chair…

  • Joshu

    ‘A monk said, “In the day there is sunlight, at night there is firelight. What is…

  • Getting Things Done

    I’m counting down the days until our trip (nine by the time you read this), and…

  • Yunmen

    ‘Yunmen was once asked by a monastic, “How do we not waste time throughout the day?”Yunmen…

  • Kobun Chino

    ‘You can say there is a “right posture” for sitting. Many times during sesshin you hit…

  • Mazu

    A monk asked, “Master, why do you say that mind is Buddha?” Mazu said, “To stop…

  • Yo Yo Ma

    ‘Where are your inner resources? What’s going to keep you going for 50 years? And do…

  • Zhang Zhuo 

    Radiant light serenely illuminates the sands of the Ganges. The ordinary and sages, beings with spirits,…